NATS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL QUESTIONS WITH
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London FIR controlled by... - Answers - The London Area Control Centre at Swanwick -
Hampshire
Operations room in Swanwick contains: - Answers - London Area Control Centre
(LACC)
London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC)
Military Air Traffic Control
LACC (London Area Control Centre) - Answers - En-route traffic in the London FIR, and
en-route airspace over England and Wales
LTCC (London Terminal Control Centre) - Answers - Handles traffic below 24,500ft
flying to or from London airports. Extends to France and Netherlands borders, towards
Bristol and Birmingham
Military Air Traffic Control - Answers - Provide services to civil and military aircraft
operating outside controlled airspace
Scottish FIR area - Answers - Scotland and Northern Ireland, and immediate
surrounding areas - in Prestwick
ScACC (Scottish Area Control Centre) - Answers - Aircraft over Scotland, Northern
Ireland, Northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and the North Sea - from 2,500ft -
66,000ft.
OACC (Oceanic Area Control Centre) - Answers - Airspace over eastern half of North
Atlantic from the Azores (45º north) - Iceland (61º north)
What will the ATCO be responsible for? - Answers - - Preventing collisions between
aircraft in the air
- Assisting in preventing collisions between aircraft and (aircraft, or obstructions) on the
apron and manoeuvring area
- Maintaining an orderly flow of traffic
What is displayed on the flight progress strip? - Answers - Callsign, route, altitude and
speed of the intended flight
ANSWERS 2026 | 027
London FIR controlled by... - Answers - The London Area Control Centre at Swanwick -
Hampshire
Operations room in Swanwick contains: - Answers - London Area Control Centre
(LACC)
London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC)
Military Air Traffic Control
LACC (London Area Control Centre) - Answers - En-route traffic in the London FIR, and
en-route airspace over England and Wales
LTCC (London Terminal Control Centre) - Answers - Handles traffic below 24,500ft
flying to or from London airports. Extends to France and Netherlands borders, towards
Bristol and Birmingham
Military Air Traffic Control - Answers - Provide services to civil and military aircraft
operating outside controlled airspace
Scottish FIR area - Answers - Scotland and Northern Ireland, and immediate
surrounding areas - in Prestwick
ScACC (Scottish Area Control Centre) - Answers - Aircraft over Scotland, Northern
Ireland, Northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and the North Sea - from 2,500ft -
66,000ft.
OACC (Oceanic Area Control Centre) - Answers - Airspace over eastern half of North
Atlantic from the Azores (45º north) - Iceland (61º north)
What will the ATCO be responsible for? - Answers - - Preventing collisions between
aircraft in the air
- Assisting in preventing collisions between aircraft and (aircraft, or obstructions) on the
apron and manoeuvring area
- Maintaining an orderly flow of traffic
What is displayed on the flight progress strip? - Answers - Callsign, route, altitude and
speed of the intended flight